All our stock is old, original, in excellent order and ready for use. We carry no modern or reproductions. We welcome your telephone calls +44 (0)1488 682317 or by email to hofgartner@belowstairs.co.uk for further information on any of the catalogue items or your other requirements or if you have any difficulties ordering through our system.

Stella Lager Ashtray A91Original, quality 1920's/30's moulded glass ashtray with four corner cigarette rests and an advert to the base detailing "Stella Lager". Some wear to the protective paint to the underside otherwise complete and in good order. 6.5" x 5" x 1".

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Price: £56.00

Dubonnet Brass Ashtray A55Original, quality 1920's circular pressed brass ashtray with three cigarette rests and embossed 'Dubonnet' in upper cased text to the rim. Polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and complete and in good order. 4.25" diam and 0.5" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other view.

Price: £36.00

McCallums Whisky Brass Ashtray A54Original, quality 1920's pressed brass square ashtray impressed "D&J Mc Callum's Perfection Scotch Whisky". This example has four cigarette grooves and has been polished and lacquered to the upper surface and waxed to the underside. Complete and in order. 5 1/8" x 5 1/8" and 0.5". Click on photo for larger and other view.

Price: £45.00

Arts and Crafts Copper Ashtray A53Original, quality 1920's square shaped copper ashtray in a hammered finish and Arts and Crafts style. The reverse is impressed with the Staffordshire knot logo and name for the manufacturer 'Perry Son and Co' and the registration number for the year 1890. Polished and lacquered and complete and in good order. 5.5" square and 0.5" tall. Click on photo for larger and other view.

Price: £65.00

Lucas King of the Road Bakelite Ashtray A52Original, quality 1920's unused circular bakelite ashtray with three cigarette rests and a nickel plated mount to the centre detailing "King of the Road" and the Lucas Lion logo. The underside is embossed "Moulded in our own works". This super example really is in mint condition and complete and in good order. 4.75" diam x 1". Click on photo for larger and other view.

Price: £145.00

AA Nickel Ashtray A51Original, quality all nickel ashtray issued between 1910 to 1913 by the Automobile Association. This example has the badge of the day engraved to one side "Telephone Regent 300" and " Telegrams Fanum London". Polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and complete and in good order. 4" tall and 4" diam base. Click on photo for large and other view.

Price: £115.00

AA Nickel Ashtray A50Original, quality all nickel ashtray issued between 1910 to 1913 by the Automobile Association. This example has the badge of the day engraved to both sides "Telephone Mayfair 1430" and "Telegrams Fanum London". Polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and complete and in good order. 4" tall and 4" diam base. Click on photo for larger and other view.

Price: £115.00

Brass Cinema Ashtrays, 13 available A48 Original, quality pre-war unused brass cinema ashtrays originally fitted on the rear of the seat top rail for the use of the people behind. This superb find still has the remains of the original brown wrapping paper and all the original bronzed finish. The backplate has two holes for mounting, the front of the bowl has ribs for striking the match and the reverse is stamped 'Nestor' for the manufacturer and "Made in England". Complete and in good and working order. 3.75" x 1.5" tall and 1.75" front to back. Price is for each.

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Price: £25.00

Players Cigarettes Brass Ashtray A45Original, quality 1920's / 30's, pressed sheet brass ashtray with four cigarette rests and "Players Please" embossed to the top. Polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost. Complete and in good order. 5" square x 0.5" front to back. Price is for each. Click on photo for larger and other view.

Price: £45.00

Cunard Line Bakelite Ashtray A44Original, quality 1920's, circular brown bakelite ashtray with five original cigarette resting points and embossed to the centre "Cunard Line" for the shipping company. The reverse is embossed for the manufacturer "Fraser and Glass Ltd London N12" and "British Made". A small chip under the outer rim, otherwise complete and in good and working order. 5.75" diameter x 0.75". Click on photo for larger and other view.

Price: £56.00

Yokohama Tyres Ashtray A43Original, quality pre-war, promotional ashtray advertising "Yokohama Radial Tyres". This clean example has a clear glass ashtray within a miniature Yokohama Tyre and is complete and in good order. 6" diameter x 1.5". Click on photo for larger and other view.

Price: £56.00

Australian Aircraft Ashtray A37Original, quality, cast brass ashtray in the form of 'Australia' engraved with the states and many towns. This ashtray is fitted with two cigarette rests to the front and a twin engined aircraft on a stand over the top. The plane is engraved "South Pacific, Sydney Australia 1946". All has been polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and apart from the propeller blades missing all is complete and in good order. Base map 6.5" x 5" + 1", total 4.5" tall x 6.5" x 6" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other views.

Price: £350.00

Brass Cinema Ashtray, 9 available A33Original, quality 1920's, brass revolving ashtray, as fitted to the back of cinema seats. This has two screw holes for mounting, a match striker to the front and has been polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost. The dish can be turned over to empty the contents. Complete and in good and working order. 5" widest including fixing plates x 1.25" high + 1.5" front to back. Price is for each. Click on photo for larger and other views.

Oak Box CB9Original, quality, late 19th century, superb oak cigarette casket with a lock and key and brass decorative mounts to the top of the hinged lid. The quality brass mounts are in the form of a horse shoe, a stirrup and a riding crop. The brass has been lacquered, the lock fully overhauled and all is now complete and in good and working order. A wonderful example with a removable central dividing panel. Base 9.5" x 7.25" x 5.5" tall. Click on photo for larger and other views.

Price: £300.00

1937 Coronation Ash Tray CC157 Original, quality off white coloured ceramic ash tray issued to commemorate, in advance, the Coronation of King Edward VIII that never took place. This example is transfer decorated with the head in a cameo beneath the crown and "E.R VIII May 12th 1937", and the reverse is printed "Gibson's Made in England". Complete and in good order. 4" square x 0.5" front to back.

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Price: £45.00

Steel Cigar Piercer CC3Original, quality 1920's steel cigar piercer with a scissor action to pierce the side of the end of a pointed shaped cigar. Complete and in good and working order. 2.5" x 1.75". Click on photo for larger and other view.

Price: £45.00

Match Striker 'Rudyard Kipling' MS35Original, quality late 19th century spherical shaped ceramic match holder / striker with a sepia cameo picture of a Boar War Soldier inscribed "A Gentleman in Khaki" to the front and a poem signed Rudyard Kipling entitled "The Absent Minded Beggar" to the reverse. The underside is detailed for the manufacturer "Maclntyre Burslem England". Complete and in good order. 3" tall x 4" diam. Click on photo for larger and other views.

Price: £85.00

WT&S Brass Match Holder, 2 available MS33Original, quality 1920's brass match holder on a circular stand, impressed with the sun logo and "WT&S" for the manufacturer 'William Tonks & Son of Birmingham' to the underside. This example will hold a small box of matches to the top and the saucer base is for the spent matches. Some remains of the original lacquer to the underside and now all polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost. Complete and in good and working order. 3.75" tall excluding match box and 4.75" base diam. Price is for each.

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Price: £45.00

Silver Mounted Glass Match Striker MS32Original, quality 1920's spherical shaped clear glass match striker with cut glass vertical decoration over the fine ribbing and a hallmarked silver rim. Good wear to the underside, some very minor scuffs to the silver and complete and in good and working order. These were used to hold matches in on the table or bar, and the fine ribbing was the striking part. 2" tall and 2.25" widest.

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Price: £95.00

Brass Dairy Can / Match Holder MS29Original, quality late 19th century brass match holder and striker fashioned as a miniature dairy can. This perfectly scaled down example has the loop handle to the top just as a standard dairy can but with a circular dished interior for the matches and a ribbed underside for striking red tipped matches. All has been polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and complete and in good and working order. 2.25" tall with handle down. 2.5" wide and 1.75" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other views.

Price: £156.00

Race Horse Hoof Match Striker MS25Original, quality 1920's, race horse hoof mounted by 'Rowland Ward' for use as a match holder and striker. This superb example has faux horse hair to the rear of the hoof, a lift up cover to the top with a match holder and striker and a nickel plated on brass horseshoe. The shoe is impressed for the maker "Rowland Ward Ltd 167 Picadilly W.", the lid is engraved "Canopus 1923 / 1929" and "12 races value £2450". The hoof has been polished and the plating is rubbed in places but otherwise all is complete and in good and working order. 3" tall x 4.75" widest and 5.5" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other views.

Price: £265.00

RMS Aquitania Ashtray N17Original, quality 1920's, square shaped, pressed brass ashtray with four corner cigarette rests and an embossed detail to the centre of a liner with four funnels and "RMS Aquitania". Polished and lacquered, complete and in good order. 3.75" square x 0.5" tall. Click on photo for larger and other view.

Price: £45.00

RMS Queen Mary Ashtray N16Original, quality 1920's / 30's, brass ashtray with an enamelled crest to the centre for "RMS Queen Mary". This square ashtray has a cigarette groove to each corner and was originally nickel plated, most of which is still visible to the underside. Polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and complete and in good order. 4.75" x 4.5" and 0.5". Click on photo for larger and other views.

Price: £75.00

Brass Pipe Rack PR8 Original, quality late 19th century larger than average brass pipe rack fashioned as a miniature 'five bar gate', with a plinth of brass mounted on a base of laburnum wood. This example has provision for seven pipes of a narrow form, possibly for shorter clay churchwarden pipes ?. The back is also fitted with wall hanging plates. The brass has been polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and all is complete and in good and working order. 8.75" tall x 16" and 3.5" front to back at base. Click on photo for larger and other views.

Price: £350.00

Brass Clay Pipe Case PR6Original, quality, early to mid 19th century, pipe smoker's box in brass, with a tinned interior and three hinged lids, the main long lid to the top gives access to the compartments for the tobacco, one end for the matches, with the striker to the inside of the lid and the other for storing a short clay pipe. In super condition, complete, with just the odd minor dent. Most unusual to find one of these in such good order. 5" x 1.75" and 1". Click on photo for larger and other views.

Price: £135.00

Copper Pipe Rack PR4Original, quality, embossed sheet copper, wall mounted pipe rack of a serious Art Nouveau form, circa 1900. This example has two holes for mounting, six holes for the pipes and a deep embossed Art Nouveau poppy seed head detail, with a hammered finish. A good, old repair to the pipe holes, has been lacquered and all is complete and in good and working order. 7.5" x 4.5" x 1.25". Click on photo for larger and other views.

Price: £85.00

Trench Art RAF Brass Ashtray TA1Original, quality 1930's, brass ashtray with a matchbox holder to the centre, all trench art worked from brass with punch engraved decoration to the base and 'RAF' and 'ADEN' to the sides of the match holder. Polished, lacquered and complete and in good order. 4.5" x 3" high. Click on photo for larger and other views.

Oak Roll Top Smokers Cabinet SA30 Original, quality circa 1900 / 1920's smokers' cabinet in honey coloured oak with a tambour top operated by pulling out the drawer in the base to the front. The drawer contains a match slope with a striker pad and a nickel plated dish for spent matches and the top compartment beneath the roll top has two sections for storing cigarettes / tobacco. The sides and the drawer are mounted with the original brass handles and the drawer a lock and key. The brass has been polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost. The lock and key have been overhauled and all is complete and in good and working order. 7.5" tall and base 11.5" x 8.25". Click on photo for larger and other views.

Price: £135.00

Oak and Fruitwood Smokers Cabinet SA29Original, quality 1920's / 30's smoker's cabinet with the appearance of a miniature two door safe. The pair of oak doors open to reveal three drawers in fruitwood and a double rack capable of holding eight pipes. A useful collector's cabinet in the original finish and in super condition. 12.75" tall x 13.5" and 8.5" front to back.

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Price: £125.00

Doulton 14lb Weight Tobacco Jar SA28Original, quality late 19th century Doulton of Lambeth "Silicon Ware" tobacco jar, in the very realistic form of a 14lb cast iron weight. This superb example, the first we have owned has a hall marked silver mount and ring to the lid and the original square inner tobacco 'pressing block'. The underside of the base is impressed "Doulton Silicon Lambeth", "K", "KS" and "2777", the number '277' is also impressed on the inner pressing block. All is complete and in good order and is as realistic as it looks. 5.5" tall x 3.75" square base. Click on photo for larger and other views.

Price: £700.00

Ships Wheel Cigar Cutter SA23Original, quality 1920's, 'ship's wheel' cigar cutter on the original circular steel base. The cigar tip would be placed down behind the wheel and the wheel, when turned, will trim off the cigar. The underside is marked to the swinging cover "Made in Germany" and the brass has been polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed if required at no extra cost. Complete and in good and working order. 5" tall, wheel with spokes 2.5" wide, base 2.75" diameter. Click on photo for larger and other views.

Price: £75.00

Mal-Kah No3 Cigarette Tin T67Original, quality 1920's 50 size cigarette tin in super condition. The lid in bright blue has a picture of an Indian Women and details "Mal-Kah No3 Cigarettes, Patronised by Royalty and the Nobility and Finest Turkish Tobacco" and to the front Mal-Kah Company Maddox St. London WI. Some minor rubbing otherwise complete and in good order. 5.5" x 3" x 1". Click on photo for larger and other views.

Price: £56.00

Huntley and Palmers Biscuit Vesta Case VC8 Original, quality bronze vesta case manufacturer for Huntley and Palmers circa 1890, by Schutz of Vienna, as a promotional item. This is in the form of the Huntley and Palmers 'Albert' biscuit and was originally covered in biscuit coloured paint. Impressed to the front, as in the biscuit 'Huntley and Palmers Albert' and to the reverse "Made in Vienna". Complete and in good and working order. 2" diam x 0.25". Click on photo for larger and other views.